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G. L; WITSIL.

Dress Shield.

. Patented March 8,1881.

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GEORGE L. WITSIL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO EDWARD REEVE AND THOS. L. BATES, OF SAME PLACE.

DRESS=SH|ELD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,742, dated March 8, 1881.

Application filed July 3, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom t't may concern:

Be it known that l, GEORGE L. WITSIL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and use ful Improvement in Dress-Shields, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a face view of one of the covering-pieces of the shield. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the complete shield.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

My invention consists of a dressshield the covering-pieces of which are peculiarly con structed and have between them a layer or packing of granulated sponge in pockets, all as will be hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings, Arepresents one of the covering-pieces of the shield, the same being of suitable cotton or other fabric, of somewhat elliptical form, and having an elliptical piece removed or cut out from near one of the ends to leave a space, as at a. Two of the pieces A are properly stitched together to form a sack, and a layer or packing, B, of granulated sponge placed between them, and the whole quilted to form numerous pockets of sponge, as at a, the quilting being accomplished either prior or subsequent to the application of the sponge. The cushion, as now produced, is folded in the lines I), and the edges to of the space a brought together and. stitched, as at I), thus properly shaping the shield and forming the upper marginal line thereof.

It will be seen that the shield is of the order of a cushion, soft and easy to wear, the sponge provides increased means for absorption of 40 moisture, the particles of sponge are prevented from shifting, the shield may be readily washed and the moisture entirely expressed therefrom, and the moisture or perspiration of the body when absorbed will be held by the pieces of 5 GEO. L. WITSIL.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, W. F. KIRCHER. 

